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General cargo ship STAR LORD issued distress signal in the afternoon Jan 15, reporting portside list, crew preparing to abandon the ship. STAR LORD was en route from Kaohsiung Taiwan to South Korea, running into trouble in Taiwanese waters off Changhua County coast, Taiwan Strait. All 7 crew were evacuated by helicopter, the ship understood to remain at anchor, abandoned. She doesnāt look like sheās sinking or going to capsize, judging from photo.
General cargo ship STAR LORD, MMSI 476519030, length 56 meters, flag Mongolia.
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My name is Mikhail Voytenko, Iām Russian, professional merchant marine navigator, by education and former experience. I own and run Maritime Bulletin website for more than 10 years. I’ve been involved in solving a number of piracy hijack cases, including the hijack of ro-ro FAINA, loaded with tanks. It was me who made public, and unravel, freighter ARCTIC SEA mystery. I’ve been also closely involved in a number of maritime disaster, one of them being MSC FLAMINIA major fire.
